The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival
Family-Friendly Art Festival

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HEART of Honolulu Street Festival 2023
Saturday, April 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Save the date for our next HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival, Saturday, April 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.! We're inviting artists and arts organizations to take to the streets, as we shut down Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown and open it to pedestrian traffic for everyone to experience and enjoy the HEART of the Chinatown Arts District, including art, live music, food, creative local vendors, performances and more.

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Participating artists, arts organizations, nonprofits and businesses include, but are not limited to:

Alla Parsons
The ARTS at Marks Garage
Bella Craft & Sophie (live art)
Charli Solis (artist)
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Drip Studio HNL (coffee mocktails)
Erika Krayman (artist)
Fae Yamaguchi (artist)
Geri Maeshiro (make & take crafts)
Glass Fusion Collective
Hank's Cafe
Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui
Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance
Hawaiʻi Craftsmen (make & take raku firing)
Hawaiʻi Theatre
Hope Hamada (make & take crafts)
Johee Kwak Young (artist)
Ken Kang (ceramicist)
Kumu Kahua Theater
Lianne Hunt (handmade jewelry & accessories)
Laura Klink (artist)
Manini Gallery Pop-Up Art Gallery
Marina Borovok (artist)
Mark Howard (artist)
Live music with Maikapuʻuwai, Michael Cheape, The Kata Maduli Experience, and Aolani Silva
Nawai Hoʻoluʻu (make & take crafts)
New Life Church
Okan Wa (artist)
The Oldtaku LLC
Olay’s Thai Lao Cuisine
Open Sea Leather
PAPA Hawaiʻi
Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi
Hawaii Plein Aire Painters
Russ Kato (artist)
Sergio Garzon (make & take crafts)
Silk & Fringe (up-cycled goods)
Tea at 1024
Voyage by Chef Amin
Will Espero

ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

Scratch Art & Comic Artist Show at The ARTS at Marks Garage

Drop into The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave, to see the Hawaii comic artists featured in “Sam Campos’s Pineapple Man and Friends “ and do some fun scratch art of your own!

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Open House at Kumu Kahua Theatre

Head down to Kumu Kahua Theatre, at 46 Merchant Street, for games with local actors, swag, theatre tours, and short instructional workshops on stage combat techniques!

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Open House and Print Demos at Honolulu Printmakers

See how prints are made at the Honolulu Printmakers headquaters, at 1142 Bethel St. Screenprinting, Etching, Relief and Litho demos will be going on all day, plus see an exhibition by Diana Nicholette Jeon, titled “IT’S LIKE SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN AT MIDNIGHT IN THE DARK.”

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Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Community Kiln

Try raku ceramics with the talented artisans of Hawaii Craftsmen! You’ll be able to glaze ceramic bowls, see them fired, and then take them home. Find the raku tents in front of The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave., until 2 p.m. during the street festival!
$15 per bowl, 2-3 hours to complete the process.

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Pamphlet Binding with Kuro's Workshop

Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Arts & Letters Nuuanu, 1164 Nuuanu Ave.
Learn basic bookbinding techniques for a simple journal or sketch pad with this workshop - tools and materials provided.

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Art Exhibition: "At Reality's Edge" by Brady Evans

On display from April 7 - May 28 at BĀS Bookshop, 1154 Nuuanu Ave.
See the lush, fantastical works by Japanese-American illustrator, character designer and comic artist, Brady Evans, inspired by East-Asian folklore, Studio Ghibli movies, and his own childhood memories growing up in the islands.

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Art Exhibition: Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2023 Members' Show

On Display from April 4-29 in DAC’s Second Floor Main Gallery at 1041 Nuuanu Ave.
Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society is proud to display 67 paintings by 40 artists, selected from 170 submittals by nationally-recognized juror Anne Hightower-Patterson, in its 2023 Members’ Show. The paintings represent some of the finest works by HWS’ member water-media artists.

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PERFORMERS & ENTERTAINMENT
(Music Tent at the Corner of Nuʻuanu and Pauahi Streets)

Maikapu'uwai

Playing at 11 AM
Aolani Silva

Playing at 12:30 PM
Michael Cheape

Playing at 2 PM
The Kata Maduli Experience

Playing at 3:30 PM

The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival 2022

Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 11 AM to 5 PM
Nuʻuanu Avenue from King Street to Chaplain Lane

Celebrate the arts, culture, and good food as you walk, shop, and eat your way around the Chinatown Arts District. Downtown Art Center is proud to present the HEART of Honolulu Street Festival, a family-friendly, daytime art festival that will close Nuʻuanu Avenue, from King Street to Chaplain Lane, to showcase local art, live local music, food, crafts, and more. The festival takes place on Saturday, October 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HEART is an acronymn that stands for Heritage, Entertainment, Arts & culture, Restaurants, and Theatre & Performing Arts. Together these elements make up the core of the vibrant creative community that exists in the Bethel and Nuʻuanu Avenue district, between King Street and Beretania Avenue.

Participating artists, arts organizations, nonprofits and businesses include, but are not limited to:

Alla Parsons Art
The ARTS at Marks Garage
Art Wong
BĀS BOOKSHOP
Black Cat Tattoo Studio
Charlie Valoroso
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Carol d’Angelo and Dexter Doi
The Daly
Downtown Art Center
fishschool at fishcake
Gay Island Guide
Glass Fusion Collective
Hank’s Café
Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui
Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center
Hawaiʻi Institute of Hair Design
Hawaiʻi Theatre
Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society
HomeStreet Bank
Honolulu Fire Department
Honolulu Police Department
Honolulu PRIDE
Honolulu Printmakers
Hope Hamada
Hound & Quail
Johnny Macas’ Manini Gallery
Julia Sorensen
Kumu Kahua Theatre
Native Books at Arts & Letters
O’Kim’s Restaurant
Olay’s Thai-Lao Cuisine
OluKai Shoe Store
Open Sea Leather Co.
Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi
PAPA Hawaiʻi (Pacific Academy of Performing Arts)
Plein Air Painters of Hawaiʻi
Rainbow Bonsai Club
Rangoon Burmese Kitchen
Roberta Oaks Hawaiʻi
Robert Mace and Paul Levitt
Sam Campos
The Scavenger’s Vault
Sergio Garzon’s PRINT BIG
Single Double
Steven Kean
Tayler’s Hugs 808
Tea at 1024
Tin Can Mailman
Voyage by Chef Amin
Will Espero

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ACTIVITIES & THINGS TO DO

BĀS BOOKSHOP Book Binding Workshop

11 AM to 2 PM
Drop into BĀS at 1154 Nuuanu Ave. for a book binding workshop led by artist Reina Young! Sign up at basbookshop.com.
Live Art & Performances at The ARTS at Marks Garage

Drop into The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave, for the Rewind ~ Fast Forward art show, plus live painting and performances!
Open House at Kumu Kahua Theatre

Head down to Kumu Kahua Theatre, at 46 Merchant Street, for improv games with local actors, swag, theatre tours, and to see yourself on screen!
Tours at Hawaii Theatre

Happy Centennial, Hawaii Theatre! Take a detour around the corner to 1130 Bethel St., and go on a tour of the historic theatre led by volunteer docents.
Open House and Lecture at Honolulu Printmakers

See how prints are made at the Honolulu Printmakers headquaters, at 1142 Bethel St. Screenprinting, Etching, Relief and Litho demos will be going on all day. At 5 p.m., stay for a lecture by visiting artist Sheila Goloborotko.